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Massachusetts

What is the meal break rule for Massachusetts?

For Massachusetts, meal break rule is No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal; statute or regulation is M.G.L. c. 149, § 100, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

Section 100. No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal.

malegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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Massachusetts our reading
Meal break rule
No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal verified
Statute or regulation
M.G.L. c. 149, § 100 our reading
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DatasetMeal and rest break requirements by US state — hours worked before a break is owed, its length, and whether it's paid, quoted from the state's own labor law

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Meal break rule

Section 100. No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal.

Statute or regulation

Section 100: Hours of work without interval for meal; duration; violation of statute

— all from malegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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